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the market for the price, 81 per gallon, 81 a
quart, and DO cents a pint, 25 cents sample
bottle, Tharp, olS v street northwest.
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DIED.

GIBsON.-At residence Of her husband, in
this city, on Tuesday. May II, 1887, at 2:2O
o'clock p. M, MARY MONTGOMERY GIBSON,
wife of Randall Lee Gibson, of Louisiana.
Requiem mass at ST. Matthew'S Church on
Friday morning, Mayo, at 10 o'clock. Friends
invited. ="
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FINEmerchant tailoring at moderate figures.
Excellent Suits tor S25 and Pants from 50 up.
wards. ElsEMAN BROS, manufacturers OF fine
Clothing, corner OF 7th and Il.
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Instructive articles on music, vocal and
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them, 'Japanese Music and Musical In
struments,n "Good Hearipg,n and "Con.
gregational Singing" News OF the har-
monies and several pages of sheet music are
also presented. The editorials will com. !.
mand the attention Of all readers born to
appreciate.
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5IEEL RAILS. MAGNIFICENT KQUIP.
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Washington Stock Exchange.
The following list Of tho most active stocks dealt
In on tho Washiugton Stock Exchange is furnishea
by Messrs. Bell q Co., bankers, No. 1887 Pennsyl-
vania avenue!
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STEAMBOAT LINES.

SNoRFoLK AND FORTRESS MONROE"
Daily line. The popular. safe, and fast
furnished throughout, leave for Norfolk daily
at p, m, stopping at Piney Poiut going and
returning. Meals, 75c.
stateTooms secured and baggage checked at
6l9 and 1851 Pa. ave., and on steamer. Tele-
phone call. %. myl3
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srain ana Provisions.

Following Is the range OF pricos in the Chicago
market furnished by b. X. Plain d Co., 1t. Cloud
Building, corner Of Ninth and streets
Ul,aaA. nn,,us oh, I.osu
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The Republican presidential nomina-
ton lies between Blaine and Sherman.
At this time the chances are In favor
Of Blaine, but Sherman ID . shrewd
campaigner and the months that inter
yene between this time and the conven-
ton may work wonderful changeA
But both these gentleman are predicat-
ing their contests on false Issues. That
Is to say Blaine proposes to appeal for
popular support on the Irish question
while Sherman relies on the bloody
shirt for battlc-hag. The people of
this country have nothing TO do with
the Irish question and the bloody shirt
il no longer vital question Il isl pas
sing strange that two men Of wide ex-
pcrience and fine mental attsinments
should fall into 80 serious bldnder a
to make their contest on irrelevant
issues. The American people are not
| in sympathy with such foolishnesA :
Harristzrg fRd.J Patrsok
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and any dollars- John reality
grasi6sd her with dressing up lay
figure With - cloak and
four hundrsd-dollar 81 ~ fnrk After
: little his customer said they suited
her. and askcd how much all would
b. John made fsint q counting up
The figures. and said six hundred and
fifty dollars VERY we'll; will take
them. she said. and drawing = rusty
looking Pcckei-book from her petit
coat. proceeded 70 count nut tia
money. Az the hills were mostly Ewes
and tens. they made noble pile. and
Is John took them from her hand. b
held them purposely o - 70 exagger-
ate their appearances. and skipped
around among the clerks with great
gusto.
Nearly seven hundred dollars from
my 'rcoral friends. he exulted- mo
last year beavers for them. II you
please. and the girl Il - sweet as the
roses and pinks in my mothers gar
dem"
4n1% 01t ~1tG 49, t|~f - @'''s
hcnr for John Harvey. IL gave him an
importance in the eyes Of his employ
ers who increased his salary and plac-
ed him IT the head Of the department
Two years later he wooed and won the
girl sweet IS the Pinks and roses
who brought him. besides her sweet
ness and beauty = snug little fortune.
which seemed all the better from hav-
| ing been accumulated where the pinks
and roses bloom He then returned to
Vermont 10 remain with his mother.
during her remaining years not ss =
clerk In the old country store. but As
the owner and proprietor. and which i
to-day. because u its neatness. tasteful
ordering and abundant furnishing.
noted the country round IS the ''best
store in the State" The villagers. too.
like Johns wife. because Of her sweet
and simple ways; and il was her aunt
the old lady herself who told the
story Of Johns good fortune. which all
grew out Of well-directed politeness q
..country-folks - Wide Arate.
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why the Republican Party Pr0nouncoo
10 IN Unqualified Failure
II have no hesitancy in declaring
that in this country negro suffrage has
been an absolute and unqualified fall
ure." said Senator ingalls, in speech
at Abilene. Kan. Why does bitter
Republican partisan pronounce negro
suffrage an absolute and unqualified
failure when his party has received
the negro vote almost solid. North and
South, for nearly twenty years? Il i
becoming . million Of negro votes
cast for the Republican party AZ every
election for 80 many years have failed
to secure the negro any share in the
Office at the disposal Of the party? No
II that were the reason. for Mr. In
gals declaration. how eloquently and
bitterly would he denounce his party
for its treatment Of the humble
but faithful race to which il owes 80
much. Aside from its failure to secure
recognition in the way Of nominations
and Offices from the Republican party,
negro suffrage has failed in but one
other respect 1t has failed to keep
the Republican party in power after il
own blunders and crimes had turnes
three-fourths Of the white voters Of ths
country against il As for keeping the
Republican party IN power. white sui
frage has been still more "absolut'
and unqualified failure" than negro
suffrage. The colorcd man has done
his best, but to require him 70 keep in
power party that persistently array
against itself an overwhelming major
| ity Of the working-men Of the far NOR
numerous white race. Is asking to-
much.-St. Louis Post-DispafcL
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JOIN sherman waves the bloody
skirs while his General brother tries 70
hold A down. The garment should b
boxed up with ~ captured hags and
b. seen no more. IN a Rcoysne.
senator ingalls, says the colored
man = : voter u failure. Hot
Springs Nescs. And tho reason why
the Republicans think he d failure d
that he 10 rapidly getting his eyes open
and becoming Democrat-G y
Herald.
with singular unanimity East.
West, North and South. the Demo-
cratic party u declining to fight the
var over again. Nevertheless, let the
shirt-shaking proceed until the shirt
shakers are tired Of it-Sk Louis Re-
pubiican
General sherman says that the
var il over. while his brother. Senator
Sherman. SAYS IL Is not over. As be-
tween the two. Il IL doubtless better to
accept the statement OF the one that
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~ -
foughe ogslnss mem 1ne eommg -
the SURVIVOR 9 !'ckeus o.s's.on =
the held Q! uetsyeoorg on ~ NV
ton o. sherhlla.s'pn's nr'e.ae mar.
the growth o. ~ new sesiing pu'
the change sss oesn most eoost'euo..'
y demcns.rAsea ~ pne caaEHeses ~.
the limitations g sne poc-wow ,.ou'
tho nags. ~ was Yea ~ uene.. 80.
child. . PROFESSIONAL GO so'u,sH -
was helped on vociferous!y =! 'P
Tanner. anotncr proIessionna o'a 90.
der ana chronic omcesee<en 1.e
y Wa kept up ~ newspaper eu''os' =
whom. - - tne TWO gens'emen -
have named tne inciusn. sesneu -
have been prov'aenua.'y iurnsreu -
an unprecedenseuiy ury ame' 'o'
partisan use against ms D
cratic party put .ne great mas -
the people q Inc Sos'n msse ~no,,
unhneeteu ~ nose
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~ weekly w~>ss~r-Cr~p n.f,ss.e -
s.~a ~ 60 esxnns <erssre-yAe knre0
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YAsnrxssox. July H-rhs signal
one Usafher-cr0p cuiis<ln Tor wce<
entiax July ~ ststes hat durinx ~
week the Gather has bcoa warmer than
usu.l cxccpt n he Calf Btarc<- <crtn-
err New Enxlar1 81 q The Pac4c
s,oasl ne average daily excc<s ranging
from 70 degrees fron ~ Nitd.e A.
lans,c states westward - the Roxy
ncuntai.a q has besa sligAsiy cooler
than usaal n The cotton region. And %
~ Pacicc cossL and Tho daily sverAxe
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normal n everaee daily tenperet.re
fcr she season frcn January = jay -
lsG7. diRers but slighsiy from the normal
a The Agricultural disSricea. there being
ad.lly excess a. about I degree = 10
l1is>issippi. OHIO and Missouri val
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cco,sr than ,sual o. IL South Atlantic
coast and from Lake superior westward
% the Pacific coast
During ~ ws.< there has been d.
0cicucy IN rain generally throo<hous ~
axricnlsura1 distr icts east Of the Rocky
mounxalna exceps In Minresot1- Northern
Wisconsin,. Colorado an1 Eastern Dakota
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n Legi<es Veteran Dtscourses 20 - IN
tervi<ver o the subject % Pensions II
G<n<raI and Inoss for Dependents -
PnrticulAr-
Buffalo. n Y. July 1a-Corporal
James Tanner. Of Brooklyn. the solder
without legs. was interviewed to-day He
sad: This matter OF pensions is one Of
the most misunderstood know Of, es-
pecialIv regarding the pauper dependent
bill which vzSvetoed last winter. GEN
eral Black the Comm issioner Of Pen
sions- sent cut circular OF IN
curry 70 overseers Of the poor all over the
country. The answers showed that there
were 900 honorablr discharged soldiers
il pcor-house& twas estimated that At
places from which no report was re-
suppose IL was calculated that
q least a. many, or 20D were supported
b. charity who were not IN the poor
house. Then. TO make sure, it was
figured that the number Of paupers and
dependent soldiers in this country was
about 500 The object Of the bill was
% remove soldiers from our poor-houses,
-akinr the expense OF the maintenance
~ the counties and making il .
National obligation ind strong SEN
tinent in favor Of . service pension bill
one which shall give . pension 20 every
honorably discharged soldier who served
in the war The agitation Of this bill
keeps u from getting what is much more
desIrabls. because the sentiment in Goa
rress Is against r. Think am on basis
broad enough for any one % stand ~
when I say I believe in giving every SOL
der WAC has an honorable discharge
: pension A new bill has been prepared
which has been sent 20 every Grand
Amy post in the country for it, in
dcrsement or disappr0vaL We are
going before the next Congress
knowing lust how the thousands
Of soldiers In this country feel about ths
matter. may say. too, that W
are going before Congress It
good time. t1st before presiden-
tiaI campaign. when Congress
men viii not feel like shaping the olt
soldisrs In the face This bill has thre'
features Il provides for . pension o.
twelve dollars month for every dssti
sute. hon crably discharged soldier; i con
tinues the pension 70 the widow aftel
the death Of the soldier, ami gives nv
dollars = nonth. instead Of three dollars
as II present. 70 minor children OF tn
soldier n the child is diotic or Grip
pie the pension IS 20 continue during life
time
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~ pssslas.s 50 Wa osyss : cssa'ss
npssDesss - cnssnov1s. ~ Y.-An Ussa.s
.sss.ss = - o'svsassa-'s'.s g
c4zszov.A. n r. ysl5 ia-Prss,asas
ed Ma cievslaa1 hod : reception IN
CasseovA tnas both scksowlsdgs was Be-
yesd uhat ehey expeceed- During the
40 hoars hat ~ public reception last
- - - stately mansion % Ma Linck-
FAirchild more than four thousand peo-
included people o. high and low degree.
ard children Every one received = arm
snake Of he hand from the President and
asnils from Ma Cleveland Tue Presi-
deaf and Nrs- Cleve land stood in the main
hall and the people passed directly
through the house
Before Tie doors were opened % the
general pnolic. many Of cassnovia's
leading citl1sns paid their respects 70 the
Prsosdsnt and wife They were followed
By he neuoor Of Ku0wlton Post G. A
+ IN : body. Who ssre very cordially -
csivcd A. soon - he throng began %
eater. . committee from the post took
charge Of he proceedings inside q the
house
sheriR Underwood md . corps Of dep
ut,es With squad Of of1cers from syria
euse. he'd some trouble in maintaining
order, - everv ore seemed % have IN
\ itea that be must % nrsL
There were people present from the 3D.
I joining counties Of Oaeida, Chenango
Oswego and Oncndaga. Syracuse being
4. largely represented By prominent Demo
Gratis and their wivcA
+ just before the reception began, Mrl
Clcves2nd was presented with . solid
caken bsx- silver mounted, containing
teA cup and saucer. one Of . breakfast set
used By George Washington The boz
vas made from the wood OF . white oak
( tree, under " hich the 6rst settler Of Case
noviA pitched his tent The gift was
from Mss LIMO Murray Ledyard
4 Nrs- Cleveland wore light blue surah
silk dress. with white null overdress,
embroidered IA dots Of blue Her hair
was dressed pompadour front with three
puts
The crowd passed through the heuse At
the rate Of thirty minute. and many Of
The people we're presented By name.
The President and Hrs Cleveland and
Secretary and NrA Fairchild dined with
Ma Lincklaen ~ half-past seven o'clock.
and ~ haif-pAst ezght were driven 70 the
Owzyheno boat clubhouse on the shore
pyrotecknic display and Examinations,
which were on . grand scale and were
thoroughly enjoyed By the presidsntial
party
Mr.. and Ma Cleveland spent the night
at the home Of Nr. I. 8 Fairchild. father
Of Secretary Fairchild- They 60 By car
rage this morning 70 Fayetteville. the
Presidents former home. where recep-
tion has been arranged
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HIS LAST CHANCE.


4 Plaus,b,e Expianation Of John shes-
man.s Apparent Inconsisteney.
Il It conceivable that within ten
DAYS Of each other the two subjoined
expressions Of political sentiment pro-
ceeded from the accommodating
Iarnyx Of Hon. John Sherman. Of
Ohio? Yet such is the fact The hrst
Is from Mr.. Sherman's reply to the in
vitation to 90 to Gettysburg. The
second Is from his letter congratu-
lating Foraker on his action IN the
matter Of the battle flags:
sNow that Al alike Il have felt kecnly
s.si shsx - fndestruct-It the tendency OF public
~ ration binds Us o-lopinion. especially In
-Ssss. shere should be lcommercial citicA 70
cordial and hearfylyteid every thing nonor
ss,iovship between tkenciuded. 70 the spirit
rlus and the gray OF the rebellion. halt
has been called"
The honest fellow feels and he feels.
Some days he feels one way; some days
the other WY.
But on all daw Of the week, and Al
All hours Of the day. John Sherman
| feels that he Is getting pretty vel
along in years. and that 1888 l. his last
chance.
Whatever apparent inconsistency
there may be in some Of his utteranccs,
the real platform on which honest Jchr
Sherman Is running for President 4
short, simple and straightfor ward
His platform il "Now or ncverV-N
| Y. Sum
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sARArooA. n r., July Is The hcteis at
this Uliags are, as . rule, complying WIN
he Law passed By the last session Of the
state Legislature requiring them 70 pro-
vi1s rope reaching from each room 70
the ground 70 Be- used - means Of es-
cane IN case OF fre. some figures in re.
gard 20 such an OUTFIT may Be interesting.
Na-axcr otter OF the Grand Union
ana windsor Hotels informs the United
Press Representative that ac has placed
the ropes in I'll % the 1,10O rooms IN both
houses, and that Il requires about fifteen
uiles % ropa and takes three tons o.
Iron Staples 70 fasten the ends Of the ropr
a eseh rO,m- A largo force 81 men were
enployed two wceks q heavy cost
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How to Measure the Height Of :
Tree.

Some Of your Fresh-Air Fund boys
may he glad TO learn simple method
Of measuring the height Of tree by
its shadow, 50 to please them ! give
herewith two methods TO do il cor
recfly:
l. Get stick say six feet long;
choose = time n day when the sick
will cast = oalow ten feet long
Then with tape-mcasurc ret the
length Of the shadow 81 the TREE Mnl-
tiply the length u the shadow a the
tree by the length Of the stick. and
divide Nv the length 81 the shadow q
the stick. For example, Suppose The
the shadow If the tree i 80 feet lorg.
multiplied by i 80. divided BY ~
Gives 3O'fcct ~ the height Of the tree
3 Draw two parallel lines. shy thres
feet apart. north aud south. or nearly
20: get stick. say three and hall
feet long and drive il into the ground.
sav six inches. 80 that exactly three
feet al il length will D. above ground.
| the stick to bc driven into the sunny
side ar line. Now when the shadow
II the stick strikes the outside line. inc
sun will b. - an angle IF fcr'y-fvc &c.
rree< and the length ~ che shadow ~
he TREE win exactly equal IT, height
Try il boys; II will amuse you at tines
| when ycu have nothing better " 10 -
n. T. zrsbHs<-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-29

Cecrr.d. shs N.rd~rer ~ Henry s.Ts<ns
Ink<a fron Jan ~ Ssison. Seh. asd
Hanged
NELSON. yeb. July fs-A farmer named
Croaraa who was being held hers n 1ln
Tor murder or another farmer named
Henry szIlen, On Thursday last Was
taken out " mob Of one hundred mea
YESTERDAY norni- 2 and harget % beam
Of the Chicago. Rock Island = Pacific
bridge near this city The murder
took place about tr0 miles west
of the town szllen hzd inst
sold ! lo.d Of hogs for ffty dollars Coon
rad saw him draw the money. He asked
BaIlen il ne mixht ride out home with
him. - they bcfn lived in the same direc-
ton from torn- salem consented ard
the Two men rode out Of town together
Two hours Ia<er eaIlen's dead bcty was
foxnd lying by the roadside about two
nfles west Of town
when The neus Of the discovery reach
cd xeison suspicion ~ once fell On Coca
rad me sheriff accompanied ~ . mum
Der or ctls.ns. went % his house. where
fher founi him = . clean suit Of clothes
while a. The back Or thn house his vie
wss discoveries washing blood stains
out or shirt Coonr2d vas taksn q
tail ana kept ths-s until yesterday morn
ing. when ths irnrhiny occurred